Creature Feature: Pacific Lamprey
Latin Name: Entosphenus tridentata/tridentatus Phylum: Chordata Class: Hyperoartia Family: Petromyzontidae Where Do Lampreys Live? Lampreys are one of our planet’s most ancient species, turning up ...
Creature Feature: Pacific Albacore Tuna
Latin Name: Thunnus alalunga Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Family: Scombridae What Do Pacific Albacore Tuna Look Like? Remember the old grade school riddle: “What’s ...
Creature Feature: Basking Shark
Latin Name: Cetorhinus maximus Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Family: Cetorhinidae Where to Find Basking Sharks and How to Identify Them Basking sharks have been roaming ...
Creature Feature: Pacific Coast Squid
Latin Name: Loligo (or Doryteuthis) opalescens Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopod Family: Loliginidae What Do They Look Like? Pacific coast squid have a long, tapered mantle, ...
Creature Feature: Pacific Sand Lance
Pacific Sand Lance (Ammodytes hexapterus) Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Family: Ammodytidae What Do Pacific Sand Lance Look Like? Sometimes called “sand eels,” they have pointed ...
Creature Feature: Yelloweye Rockfish
Yelloweye Rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Family: Sebastidae/Scorpaenidae What Do Yelloweye Look Like? Bet you can’t guess what colour their eyes are! Hint: ...
Creature Feature: Pacific Halibut
Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) Phylum: Chordata Class: Telostei Family: Pleuronectidae What do they look like? Related to flounders and dabs, halibut are the largest members ...
Creature Feature: Giant Pacific Octopus
The Giant Pacific Octopus (Enteroctopus Dofleini) Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Family: Octopodidae There are approx. 300 recognized species of octopus worldwide, and nine have been ...
